cloudflare / cloudflare/workers-sdk

R2: support an explicit first-time subscription enablement flow in Wrangler

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package:wrangler product:r2
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Description

### Problem

On a Workers Paid account where R2 has never been enabled, Wrangler cannot complete an otherwise reproducible bootstrap:

```console
wrangler r2 bucket create
✘ [ERROR] A request to the Cloudflare API (/accounts/.../r2/buckets) failed.
Please enable R2 Subscription for your account. [code: 10042]
```

The operator must leave the CLI and discover the account-level Dashboard activation flow before any bucket command can work. This is especially awkward for approval-gated non-production bootstrap scripts, which can create D1 databases and Queues through Wrangler but cannot prepare R2 from the same explicit workflow.

### Requested behavior

Please provide one of these explicit, consent-preserving flows:

1. a Wrangler command/API-backed operation that enables the R2 subscription with an explicit confirmation flag; or
2. a machine-readable preflight command that reports disabled/enabled state and prints the exact Dashboard activation URL and required account context.

`wrangler r2 bucket create` should continue to fail closed rather than silently accepting billing terms. The goal is to make the required human approval discoverable and automatable around, not to bypass it.

### Environment

- Wrangler 4.127.1
- macOS
- Workers Paid account
- Reproduced before creating the first R2 bucket

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Research direction

Start at Wrangler's `r2 bucket create` command and trace the Cloudflare API handling for error code 10042. Compare the existing Wrangler flows for creating D1 databases and Queues, then determine whether an explicit subscription operation or a machine-readable preflight best fits the consent requirement. Done means disabled accounts receive a clear, automatable path while bucket creation continues to fail closed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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